# N5040W: Piper PA-28-160, registration cancelled 1998-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2842
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1995
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A64B39
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Kelvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20KELVIN)
- Location: [Issaquah, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Issaquah)
- Physical address: [X, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/X)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5140° N, 121.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98027, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5040W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5040W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040W-1998-08-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-28-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA151), Jul 15, 1995: Piper PA-28-160 (N5040W), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEAR OF THE TREES. THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950714018669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018669A), Jul 14, 1995: Piper PA28160 (N5040W), Kent, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to clear rising terrain on climbout. Settled into trees. Pilot reported gross weight but possible overgross.

## Other aircraft with N5040W

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040W-2017-07-06): Wells Wayne W J 3 KITTEN, S/N 1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wells Wayne W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20WAYNE%20W), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- [Cancelled 2002-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040W-2002-01-18): Learjet 45, S/N 194. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Learjet Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEARJET%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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